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Fabric window covering with vertical rigidified vanes

US5603369A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 1, 1995
Grant dateFeb 18, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S160/90
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A window covering is described wherein at least one translucent or transparent sheet is suspended vertically and has a plurality of parallel vertically extending vanes projecting rearwardly therefrom. The vanes are formed from fabric material which has either been rigidified with a rigidifying compound or rigidified by the formation of a pocket into which a rigid slat is inserted. Variations are provided for varying the flexibility of a hinge defined along a juncture line between the vanes and the fabric sheet.

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